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The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
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20 April 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
The Story Behind the Story of Lindbergh's Incredible Flight to Paris! morePlot:
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Good entertainment. moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| James Stewart | ... | Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh | |
| Murray Hamilton | ... | Bud Gurney | |
| Patricia Smith | ... | Mirror Girl | |
| Bartlett Robinson | ... | Benjamin Frank Mahoney, President Ryan Airlines Co. | |
| Marc Connelly | ... | Father Hussman | |
| Arthur Space | ... | Donald Hall, Chief Engineer Ryan Airlines | |
| Charles Watts | ... | O.W. Schultz, Salesman Atlas Suspender Co. |
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2.35 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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Errors in geography: On his approach to St. John's, Newfoundland in the fog, Lindbergh is depicted as being concerned about colliding with a mountain peak. However, there is no even remotely mountainous terrain anywhere in the vicinity of St. John's. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Reporter: [checking his copy] Here at the Garden City Hotel, less than a mile from Roosevelt Field... less than three-quarters of a mile from Roosevelt Field... everyone is waiting, as they have been now for seven days and nights, waiting for the rain to stop...
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Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) moreSoundtrack:
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I have watched this film several times over the years and always find it an entertaining experience. As a retired airline pilot, I am interested in most aviation movies and this is one of the better ones. I know that Lindbergh was only 25 years old at the time of his historic solo flight to Paris and that James Stewart was almost 50 when making this movie but I can overlook that fact because Stewart has always been one of my all-time favorite actors and does one of his usual outstanding performances as the "lone eagle".
There is a good mixture of comedy and drama throughout the film and a good use of flashbacks. It also helps that James Stewart was a pilot in real life both in the military and civilian life.